Laravel Display Array on blade with "unserialize" - php

Question

im facing an issue to retrive an array from my database and display it on my blade.
So to understand my work, im actualy saving "Cart" informations on my "Orders Table" with Serialize the Products
public function store(Request $request)
{
$order = new Order();
$order->user_id = request('user_id');
$order->wilaya = request('wilaya');
$order->province = request('province');
$order->address = request('address');
$order->phone = request('phone');
$order->quantity = request('quantity');
$order->subtotal = request('total');
$order->status = request('status');
$products = [];
$i = 0;
foreach (Cart::content() as $product){
$products['product_' . $i][]= $product->name;
$products['product_' . $i][]= $product->options->color;
$products['product_' . $i][]= $product->price;
$products['product_' . $i][]= $product->options->size;
$products['product_' . $i][]= $product->options->image;
$products['product_' . $i][]= $product->qty;
$i++;
}
$order->products = serialize($products);
//dd($order);
if(Cart::count() <= 0){
return redirect('/products');
}else{
$order->save();
Cart::destroy();
return view('checkout.thankyou');
}
}
So when i try to retrive my data from the "Products" column with Unserialize on my show ressource
public function show($id)
{
$orderShow = Order::find($id);
$arr = unserialize($orderShow->products);
dd($arr);
return view('dashboard.order.show', compact('orderShow', 'arr'));
}
I get this result
array:2 [▼
"product_0" => array:6 [▼
0 => "T-Shirt Fashion 3"
1 => "black"
2 => 1300.0
3 => "S"
4 => "QFh840we7wZBKO790A6wFlipJB1ASaCpt3zJhJl8.png"
5 => 1
]
"product_1" => array:6 [▼
0 => "T-Shirt Fashion"
1 => "green"
2 => 1200.0
3 => "L"
4 => "CdMVwEJcMQbJjMp70UhRnkNQnRmWxzAGiWKxFeWN.png"
5 => 1
]
]
result of dd($arr) with image
I also try this
$json = json_encode(unserialize($orderShow->products));
And i get this result
"{"product_0":["T-Shirt Fashion 3","black",1300,"S","QFh840we7wZBKO790A6wFlipJB1ASaCpt3zJhJl8.png",1],"product_1":["T-Shirt Fashion","green",1200,"L","CdMVwEJcMQbJjMp70UhRnkNQnRmWxzAGiWKxFeWN.png",1]} ◀"
So i dont know how to deal with these arrays on my blade, i know that i need a Foreach loop to display it on the right way, but i have no idea how to proceed.

Answer 1

It can be a good idea to store your $products as an object (with key and value) instead of a pure array.
In your store function, you can try the following :
$products = [];
foreach (Cart::content() as $product) {
// similar to array_push()
$products[] = [
"name" => $product->name,
"color" => $product->options->color,
"price" => $product->price,
"size" => $product->options->size,
"image" => $product->options->image,
"qty" => $product->qty,
];
}
In your show function
public function show($id)
{
$orderShow = Order::find($id);
$products = unserialize($orderShow->products);
return view('dashboard.order.show', compact('orderShow', 'products'));
}
Then, in your blade template, if you need to display $products as a table:
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>name</th>
<th>color</th>
<th>price</th>
<th>size</th>
<th>image</th>
<th>qty</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
#foreach($products as $product)
<tr>
<td>{{$product['name']}}</td>
<td>{{$product['color']}}</td>
<td>{{$product['price']}}</td>
<td>{{$product['size']}}</td>
<td>{{$product['image']}}</td>
<td>{{$product['qty']}}</td>
</tr>
#endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
Quick tip, it is a good practice to define attributes (de)serialization in your model instead of your controller.
Have a look at Eloquent Mutator, and update your Order.php model with the following :
class Order extends Model {
// ...
public function setProductsAttribute($products)
{
$this->attributes['products'] = serialize($products);
}
public function getProductsAttribute()
{
return unserialize($this->attributes['products']);
}
// ...
}